Broadway Grosses: Danes (as Doolittle) Begins Previews

It was another so-so week at Broadway's box offices, with only three shows topping $1 million in grosses and four Jersey Boys, Wicked, Mamma Mia! and The Lion King topping 90% of capacity. The fall season's third play, Roundabout Theatre Company's revival of Shaw's Pygmalion starring Claire Danes and Jefferson Mays, began performances and joined the top five in capacity, filling the American Airlines Theatre to 89.70%.

Here is a look at who was on top and who was not for the week ending September 23:

FRONTRUNNERS By Gross
1. Wicked $1,405,642
2. Jersey Boys $1,234,306
3. The Lion King $1,048,250
4. Mamma Mia! $886,228
5. The Color Purple $809,866

UNDERDOGS By Gross
5. The Ritz $261,508*
4. Xanadu $258,017
3. Mauritius $190,147*
2. The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee $169,276
1. Pygmalion $141,710**

FRONTRUNNERS By Capacity
1. Jersey Boys 100.79%
2. Wicked 98.97%
3. Mamma Mia! 94.66%
4. The Lion King 91.65%
5. Pygmalion 89.70%

UNDERDOGS By Capacity
5. Mauritius 64.12%*
4. The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee 61.29%
3. Legally Blonde 60.93%
2. Rent 58.49%
1. The Drowsy Chaperone 56.26%

* Number based on 8 preview performances
** Number based on 4 preview performances
Data provided by the League of American Theatres and Producers.